We all had a blast this Saturday at the Shamrock Pub’s 4th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Block Party. It was a sea of green revelers enjoying everything from Irish inspired cuisine to an amazing variety of music that featured everything from ska and hip hop to alternative rock and Irish folk. It was a great [...]
Had a blast Saturday night at Willard’s Tap House 2nd Anniversary Party in Largo. The evening’s festivities, in honor of the Tampa Bay area brewpub, included a Cigar City Tocobaga Firkin, lots of fun beer prizes raffled off, complimentary eats from Burger Culture, and 10 specialty beers among the 40 on tap. Among the latter, [...]
Stopped by Mr. Beery’s yesterday to watch some NFL football, and asked Stew about a new wheat wine from Brooklyn Brewery that was on tap. For those of you unfamiliar with the wheat wine style of beer, it’s similar to a barley wine save for a large portion of malted wheat. Considering that I’m a [...]
Here is a list of my Favorite Beers. I have listed them in alphabetical order, along with the brewery, location, style, ABV content, and some comments for your reference. A – J Anchor Steam Beer; Anchor Brewing Co.; San Francisco, CA; Steam Beer; ABV: 4.9. An absolute classic. Crisp & dry with a light hoppy [...]
Marzens tend to be traditional Fall beers, but I had the chance to try a different take on this beer style at Crum’s Bar and Grill recently. Cigar City Marzen Spring Lager (Cigar City Brewing; Tampa, FL; Marzen; ABV: 5.5) is also known as Cigar City Oktoberfest Marzen when it’s released during the autumn months. [...]
You can add Crum’s Bar and Grill to a growing list of exceptional brewpubs in the Tampa Bay area. Located in downtown St. Petersburg, and owned by Chris Crum and Lanette Miller, Crum’s Bar and Grill offers craft beer, food, and live music in a hip casual setting. Speaking of which, there’s 52 selections of [...]
The last time I was at the Cigar City Brewing Tasting Room in Tampa, I learned something new. Did you know that bats pollinate blue agave plants, which provide the ingredient found in tequila? So it’s fitting that I tried a double cream ale, named for the bat, that’s aged in tequila barrels. Cigar City [...]